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Name WorldPop Data
Note WorldPop Data is an open access archive of high-resolution geospatial datasets on population distributions, demographic and dinamics, with a focus on low and middle income countries, to support development, disaster response and health applications. It includes different types of gridded population count datasets, depending on the methods used and application. They are also available in different format (i.e. Geotiff, ASCII) and resolution (i.e.100 m or 1km). The data are available at https://www.worldpop.org/ in the section Data.
Update Frequency Periodic Update
Area Global
Temporal -
Timeliness < 1 hr
Data Policy Freely accessible
Data type Geospatial data
Copernicus service product
Data format Multiple
Quality Control Procedure N/A
Dissemination View and Download Service
Inspire themes

Annex III: Population distribution and demography

Annex III: Statistical units
Geographical Coverage

Multiple Countries /Not a specific country
Status -
State Ready
Created on Jan. 17, 2021, 12:47 p.m.
Last modified on April 22, 2024, 3:37 p.m.

Data Providers

Data provider Role Is network Created on Last modified on
School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton Originator Jan. 17, 2021, 12:47 p.m. April 22, 2024, 3:37 p.m.

Requirements

Requirement Level of compliace Note Information costs Handling costs Created on Last modified on
Large scale population information Partially The dataset accuracy could be lower than target and the coverage could be not complete. Jan. 17, 2021, 12:47 p.m. April 22, 2024, 3:37 p.m.
Population distribution Partially The dataset accuracy could be lower than target and the coverage could be not complete. Jan. 17, 2021, 12:47 p.m. April 22, 2024, 3:37 p.m.